In Your Right Mind with Monique Rhodes

There are times in our lives when we know it is time to leave a job or a friendship or a relationship. It's clear, and there is no question. However, what do we do when we are unsure if leaving is the right thing to do? 

In today's podcast, I discuss a three-step process for dealing with grievances and why it is essential to handle them well. 

What if the people you struggle with are more like you than you realize? In this episode, I explore why it's so hard to stay open-hearted with those whose opinions, behaviors, or beliefs feel challenging—and how humility, curiosity, and the simple "Just Like Me" practice can transform the way we relate to others. When we begin to see the gray areas, release our certainty, and acknowledge our share...

The final quality that will help us be happier is openness. This is one of my favourite topics and I think you'll discover in this podcast immediate ways to shift things in your day. 

I just took a much needed week off to rest my mind. What a relief it was. I feel so much better for it, and of course, it reminded me how we fatigue our minds with overstimulation.

The next quality that opens us even more quickly to a beautiful and happy life is to work with a loving heart. In today's podcast, I explain what that means. 

As we go deeper, I identify three qualities that will enable you to fast track your way to a happier life. In today's podcast, I discuss the first one, inner wisdom. 

As we commit to a happier life, one of the most profound ways forward is to start to look at ourselves with honesty. In today's podcast, I give you a strategy for how you can apply this for a fast and powerful shift in your daily life. 

When times are difficult, we have the ability not to get swept up in the storm. What if we managed the storm differently and sat in the eye of it with solidity and love?

Family dynamics are challenging on the best of days. However, during Covid, they can become even more difficult. In today's podcast, I answer a question from one of my students struggling with her father.

Learning meditation is nothing less than a study in ourselves. The more we understand ourselves, the more the door opens to the infinite wisdom that is always available to us. 

What if breaking free from your compulsive habits wasn't about willpower—but understanding what drives them? In this episode, I explore how our minds create and maintain compulsive patterns—from smoking and eating to scrolling online—and how meditation can help us uncover the stress and anxiety that fuel them. You'll learn practical ways to replace destructive habits with nourishing ones, create s...

Often we can feel like a small boat in a big storm, unsure of where the next waves are coming from. The most powerful thing we can learn to do is hold our ground. It changes everything. 

We can't change people.  I understand that this is difficult for us to get our heads around. But it is also the key to our happiness. 

One of my students had a big blow-up with his wife. He came to me to tell me his story of what had happened. I encouraged him to understand that he can overcome the problems he is making for himself and see things from a wider perspective. 

What if a good night's sleep wasn't as far away as it feels? In this episode, I share simple, science-backed habits that can make it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep—from the light you're exposed to, to what you eat, to the environment you create around you at night. I'll walk you through small changes that can make a big difference, along with the powerful role relaxation plays in preparing...

Most people can't manage 15 minutes in a room by themselves. Imagine 44 years in solitary confinement. Could you do it?

No two minds are the same. We must get to know our mind so that we can see how our particular mind works. As we do this, we become more and more able to take control of our lives. 

We all know the mind that is on all day, taking us off into all different sorts of directions. What we may not be so aware of is the other mind that we have access to. 

Sometimes I just wish I could turn my mind off and have a holiday from it. Often we are at the mercy of our minds that even when we find that the teachings strike a chord inside us, and move us more than anything we have ever experienced, still we hold back.

Love is a word that we use quite freely. However, most of us are unaware that the way we love is more like a business contract than love. If we want to be happier, looking at our habits in love can be liberating. 

In working with our minds, we decrease our stress and our anxiety. However, the practice goes even more in-depth and opens up a deeply blocked part of ourselves. 

When someone hurts us, how do we cope? The obvious answer is that we shut down and protect ourselves. But what if the way forward is different?

What can we do when someone hurts us? Is there a way to heal it differently? Absolutely there is. It's as powerful as it is radical. 

Having an open heart leads to a happier life. The more loving we are, the richer our lives are and the happier we become. How do we open our hearts?